Paternalism may excuse disability discrimination: when may an employer refuse to employ a disabled individual due to concerns for the individual's safety?
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The United States Supreme Court has now decided that direct threat should be interpreted more broadly than is indicated in the wording of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990(ADA). An employer may lawfully consider the potential health and safety risks a job poses to a potential employee due to the nature of that potential employee's disability.
Publication Name: Business and Society Review
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0045-3609
Year: 2003
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Lessons executives failed to learn from their mother: integrating earth-centered values within corporate core ideologies
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The lessons that an intimate connection with the natural world provides for creating earth-centered core ideologies within organizations, ideologies that improve corporate images and that inspire higher performance are reviewed. Also nature speaks about sustainability and longevity, for corporations in harmony with their context.
Publication Name: Business and Society Review
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0045-3609
Year: 2003
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